Maintenance Team Leader - LKAB Minerals Limited : Job Details

Job Title: Maintenance Team Leader

Location: Lund YO25 9TS

Salary: Competitive 

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

About us:

LKAB is an international group that sells sustainable iron ore, minerals and special products. We are leading the green transformation of the iron and steel industry by developing carbon-free processes and products.

LKAB's commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion is fundamental to our success. By embracing everyone and ensuring that every employee (or potential employee) feels a strong sense of belonging, we build a workforce with diverse perspectives and identities.

We have a proud culture and set of Behaviours and Leadership Criteria that we work within, which are a pre-requisite of being an LKAB employee and demonstrates how we work and how we lead.  These complement each other to support achieving the overall LKAB vision of ‘Leading the transformation of our industry towards a sustainable future’.

We deliver – from strategy to execution

We work as one team – through collaboration

We learn & adapt – by learning & developing

We use resources with respect – through trust and responsibility

Our clear overarching goal is achieving Zero Harm and everyone who wishes to join our organisation must work within six Golden Rules to create a safer, more secure workplace environment for people to thrive.  Our behaviour and mindset are what creates a safe and healthy work environment and our Golden Rules encompass much of what constitutes a good safety culture.

Recognise and praise good behaviour

Lead by example

Lets Talk

Always Challenge acts that could cause harm

Stop and think – What could go wrong?

Never bypass a system designed to prevent harm.

Working within these at all times is an expectation for all employees, current and future.

About the role:

LKAB Minerals UK is looking to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the post of Maintenance Team Leader at Lund.

As Maintenance Team Leader you will be responsible for providing and organising mechanical and electrical maintenance for all operational activities and equipment on site. You will ensure that all planned and preventative maintenance is carried out in accordance with the CMMS maintenance plans, you will be responsible for ensuring that daily inspections are carried out including identification, reporting and rectification of faults to reduce breakdowns and improve plant reliability.

Working under the guidance of the Site Manager to accomplish plant objectives in areas of Safety, Environmental, Recovery, Quality, Reliability, Production, efficiency, Cost Reduction and innovation. Efficient planning and proactive strategy development for optimisation of plant, equipment & reports

Accountable for the safe and efficient running of the Maintenance department, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all staff, visitors, members of the public around all areas of operation by LKAB Minerals and LKAB.

Role Description

• Scheduling and carrying out a full range of engineering and maintenance duties for the entire site, diagnosing and resolving faults in line with budget
• Use predictive maintenance methods and knowledge of machinery and environment to ensure maximum uptime of plant and equipment
• Use of CMMS system recording maintenance and breakdown activities
• Proactive maintaining, developing and implementing site improvement processes or projects, delivering efficiency, safety and performance
• Executing work to specific Health and Safety, Environmental, Company and Industry Standards and adherence to 9001, 14001, 45001 and 50001 company accreditations, ensuring operational excellence, quality and safety and that all maintenance is carried out using Safe Systems of Work
• Support local contractor management processes ensuring they are following Health and Safety Standards
• Ensure all tasks are sufficiently risk assessed and safe systems of work developed and suitable control measures implemented
• Have responsibility for the recording and management of stock
• Play active role in OEE to improve efficiency within the business unit.
• Minimise all business losses as reasonably practicable

Required Experience:

• Time served apprentice.
• BTEC National/NVQ or equivalent
• IOSH preferred but not essential
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing and Root Cause Analysis are advantageous
• Experience of safely maintaining medium to heavy plant (Preferably screening, crushing, milling, dust extractions, mixers, conveyors, pneumatic blowers) with basic skills in machining, welding, pneumatics and hydraulics
• IT Skills particularly Microsoft Office suite
• Experience in using a CMMS systems

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Site Maintenance Supervisor, Field Service Team Leader, Service Engineer, Field Service Technician, Service Technician, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Technician, Electrical Engineer, Electrical Technician and Repair Engineer will also be considered for this role.